We can understand why some people have a fear of snakes. They're stealthy, favor small dark places, and may live in close proximity to you for years before you realize they're there.
No matter how conscientious you are, you still have to sleep sometime.
Some people don't find them scary at all.
If you provide the proper environment, snakes are easy to maintain. They rarely aggravate allergies and they don't take up much space, making them good apartment pets.
The bond between a boy and his snake can last for years.
But fears aren't unfounded. Unlike these house pets, a snake in the wild could be dangerous
The fangs may not look as sharp as cat or puppy teeth, but the venom can be potent.
It travels from the point of origin and spreads through the body rapidly. Even the notorious Black Mambo takes 20 minutes (in extreme cases) to 8 hours to kill.
Other species give their victims an opportunity to experience the agony for much longer.
Often the venom contains chemicals that paralyze the nerves and cause the blood to clot. If not treated quickly, it spreads and muscle tissue begins to die.
This 13 year old girl from Caracas, Venezuela was bitten a month before she was brought to a hospital. The leg will be amputated to keep the necrosis from spreading but they believe that effects of the necrosis, rhabdomyolysis which causes the muscle tissue to die, and Rhabdomyolysis, which leads to kidney failure, are already irreversible.
If your dog can't read, warn him about the dangers of snakes.
If you encounter an unidentified creature in the wild, if it doesn't have fur and four legs, it's probably a dangerous spider and you should leave the vicinity as fast as possible.

There's nothing as sophisticated as a cigarette.
It makes you look cool in front of your peers.
Despite reassurance from the cigarette manufacturers, we have doubts about the health benefits of cigarettes.
In fact, smoking cigarettes can lead to problems, like cancer and death.
So what can you do to look cool and gain the admiration of your peers?
The technological solution is the E-cigarette.
You have the elegance of a cigarette with a modern electronic flair.
Not only do you eliminate the smoke and some of the poisonous chemicals, but you can choose from a large selection of flavors.
With the elegance of the e-cigarette and elimination of the respiratory hazards, smokers can be cool once more. But there have been some problems.
One of the problems has been that the battery may explode while being charged.
Although the hazard has been blamed on third party or improper chargers, it has been reported to have happened with the factory supplied chargers as well.
In Utah, an exploding e-cigarette set a child's car seat on fire. The three year old received second degree burns.
This fire displaced 30 people.
David Aspinall's e-cigarette didn't just start a fire when it exploded, it sprayed him with shrapnel. There was lots of blood, a hole in one leg, and gashes in another.
Aspinall spent nine days in the hospital, and will need skin grafts over the next three years. His apartment was destroyed.
Although he switched to e-cigarettes for health reasons, he has started smoking tobacco again.
Having finally conquered the health complications of tobacco, e-cigarettes have made smoking cool again.